By ASHLEY AMASON Chairs were pulled into the aisle, and hallways and fire exits overflowed for the May 9, 2011 Defuniak Springs City Council meeting. Councilman Kermit Wright was sworn in, the Bible held by his wife, Brenda, and granddaughter. As he took the seat formerly held by James Huffman, Mayor Harold Carpenter warned Wright, [...]

By LEAH STRATMANN Emotions were running high after former executive assistant Diane Brown addressed the board of the South Walton Fire District (SWFD) at the monthly meeting. She said, “In February 2011, the fire chief brought cost saving measures before the board. To date, none of these measures have been implemented; yet the positions of [...]

By DOTTY NIST Walton County Redistricting Committee members were able to reach a consensus on a plan for future boundaries of county commission and school board districts when they held their second meeting since beginning the task of developing recommendations.

By PATRICK CASEY Caleb McCormick makes things happen for Freeport athletics. The junior football and baseball player tends to come up with the big play at the right time and proved it on Friday night in a second round baseball playoff game at Panama City Bozeman. His bases-loaded double on an 0-2 pitch in the [...]